2021 Delaware Disc Golf Challenge | RD1 B9 | Hammes, Marwede, Newsom, O'Reilly
The 2021 Delaware Disc Golf Challenge is in full swing at Iron Hill, one of the toughest courses in the world. Conor O'Reilly and Austin Hannah are among the leaders, with O'Reilly bogey-free through the first round. The back nine of the course poses a unique challenge, featuring long par threes and tight par fours that demand precise shot-making. Connor shares his strategy for navigating these holes, including the importance of a strong drive to land in the ideal zone. The conversation also touches on the flexibility of modern discs, with Andy highlighting the need to adjust for wind and terrain. The group discusses the finer points of anhyzer shots, emphasizing the need for control and precision. With the leaderboard already stacked, the competition is heating up as the players tackle Iron Hill's toughest holes.
Watch top players Hammes, Marwede, Newsom & O'Reilly battle it out at the 2021 Delaware Disc Golf Challenge | RD1 B9.
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welcome back disc golf world to the back nine of the first round of the 2021 delaware challenge here from newark delaware we're at iron hill one of the hardest courses in the world and we've only had two bogeys on this card conor o'reilly bogey free and also sitting next to me in the booth how we doing brother doing great it's been a solid front nine the back's a little harder to score on we got some long par threes some tight little par fours where if you don't hit your gap it can spell trouble there should be an exciting finish you're already way up there on the leaderboard though austin hannah the hottest round in with the first card out that eight under his held up until now we're headed to whole ten toughest hole on the course just a really hard birdie connor yeah especially with this ideal landing zone if you don't get it far enough you're right in this kind of muddy trough hard to get footing you really got to push it out there far to have a good approach and even the best drives here are going to leave you most of the time 350 feet on a dead straight line or a little bit of a flex yeah something something flipping up you got to maneuver your way to this green you're going to see a lot of guys going with this anhyzer super high that looks good just don't fade out too far oh let's go sell a tree there that's dead center man that's exactly where you want to be i've been pushing it left in practice so i kind of tried to adjust there but now i see i did it a little too much i wasn't quite sure if i had a tree or not there so and he did it just perfect andy this is flexing out way too early looked like it had the turn but he just threw that one so high yeah yeah that was 50 feet high probably he could have gotten way down there if it would have kept turning but yeah there's been a couple shots around he hasn't quite committed to getting his nose through the shot seeing adam disk down and go with that zone again give him a little cut roll that's going to be pinched...
